The Washington critic., 1887-03-25
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Mrs. John Farnham, aged los years, died
at Utica, N. y, Wednesday night.
Sarah Bernhardt played att matinee yes
terday in New York for the benefit Of actors.
A meeting Of the coal managers will be
held in New York on March 30 to discuss
prices.
The Southern railway rate committee las
adopted the old classification for most kinds
Of freight.
1t is believed that Governor Hill will veto
the Crosby High.License bill II passed by
the New York State Senate.
Joseph Brown, at one time prominent
banker and business man Of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, died last night, aged II.
Wheat is not looking well in the Valley Of
Virginia, the severe weather for the last
two weeks having damaged II.
The Princeton College Alumni Associa-
tion held their annual dinner at the Hotel
Brunswick, New York; last night.
The Argentine Republic officially an
uounces the disappearance OF cholera from
the principal ports OF that country.
Governor Beaver OF Pennsylvania has ap-
pointed sixty.one special policemen for the
Cambria Iron Company OF Johnstown.
Father Elisha j. Durbin, one of the old
est and best-known priests in the West,
died at Shelbyville, Ky, Tuesday, In hls
sSth year.
The reported sale of Western National
Bank stock below par was an error on the
part of the New York Consolidated Stock
Exchange.
1t is reported that the Chinese Govern
ment has concluded negotiations for loan
OF five million marks with German ilnau-
ciers at y per cent. interest
The grand jury las found nearly thirty
bills against the Chicago "boodlers.n Some
OF the people confessed when before the
grand jury, and the other evidence is said
to be overwhelming.
The Rhode Island House OF Representa-
tiyes yesterday unanimously passed reso-
luton proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution abolishing the registry tax and
the property qualifications.
Engraved drafts and checks on "the Mar
lette Exchange Bank of Marlette, Mich ~
for sums ranging from $50 to $50, have
been negotiated all over the country. There
is no such bank In Marlette.
The rate committee of the Southern Rail
way and Steamship Association has failed to
decide upon any satisfactory scheme OF
| classification OF rates and turned the matter
| over to the arbitration committe OF the asso-
| citation.
The sale OF the collection OF pictures from
| the art galleries of Hon. Demas Barnes OF
| Brooklyn, Henry Brace of New York and
| q. Waldron Hyatt of Philadelphia began In
New York yesterday. Seventy mine pictures
were sold, netting Sl9,243.
The Delaware House yesterday passed
bfll appropriating $500 for the right OF
way for the proposed canal to connect
Delaware Bay with Assawoman Bay, for
the construction of which the National Gov
ernment has appropriated SIS, $50.
| ha ri tln -,
steamer Raiatea, before reported burned on
the voyage from San Francisco to Tahiti,
are believed to he safe in Auckland, New
Zealand, as dispatch from G. c. johnson,
a passenger, only says the vessel and cargo
were losts
Tankerville Chamberlayne, owner OF the
English cutter Arrow, has replied by cable
to the challenge of Edward Burgess on be-
half Of the American sloop Mayilower, say
ing that he will race the Arrow against the
Mayiower on conditions that have been
mailed.
The suit against w. NJ. Blandiug and
William H. Knight, ex.harbor commission
ers of San Francisco, to recover moneys
misappropriated by John !. Gray, ex-secre.
| tary OF the harbor commission, was decided
yesterday, and the defendants are liable for
the defacations, over 100000.
The room book or ledger of the Richmond
Hotel has been found, aud Il S. Boyd s
name Is on 1t, proving that he was one of
the victims OF the lire. Mrs. w. j. Mann,
wife Of one Of the proprietOrs Of the Rich
mond Hotel, died last night at Buffalo
from the injuries she received durlug the
hotel fire.
The rates of freight tn Chicago anl re-
turn on roads out OF Pittsburg have been
fixed. The tirst-class will be I2l cents per
100 pour ds, reduction OF y cents; second
class, 31l cents, reduction of y; third.
class, 2Il cents, reduction Of %; fourth
class, 20 cents, y reductions; flfth.class, IA
ctbts; siXIhclass. 10 cents; no reduction in
either.
Burglars attempted to break into Fritch
K Bros store, AZ MertztOwn, Pa, Welnes-
day night, Henry Zimmerman, who slept
In the store, fired, and the thieves fled
leaving behind wounded companion, who
gave his name as George Roth Of Balti
more \ ball had entered his groin, and he
is In critical condition.
Five roughs waylaid and assaulted
Louise WinRle, twelyeyear-Old girl, last
Tuesday night on the outskirts of Granton
Hudson County, Y. j. The approach Of 9
young woman, Miss ChasmCr frightened
the men away but not before she recog
pizC9 four Of the party, who, she said, were
lDs, McGrogap, Albert Smith, lInb'. Mont
g0meIy of West New York, and Andrew
Ilointr. The unfortunate girl has sine,
died, and no trace Of the culprits has sine,
tecn found
! MAMIE KAINEIs singing at KerGan'S.